Judge Diane McCormick kisses Sahara at 2009 Western Regional Specialty where she won Best Puppy in Show at 13 weeks of age. Photo by Ken O'Brien of O'Brien Photograhy.

Sahara heeling pattern. Photo by OlyHillary.

Sahara at the start of her figure 8 in obedience. Photo by OlyHillary.

Yelena & Sahara! Photo by OlyHillary.

Keith & Sahara by OlyHillary.

All photos by Melanie of Fly Dog Photography, unless otherwise noted.

Photo by Pupparrazi OC.

All agility photos by Kathleen Kiely.

Sahara was born at Allagante Silkens, one of four in the desert litter.

She is a delightful, confident puppy and makes friends wherever she goes.

Sahara also has many interests but her favorites are at the opposite ends of the spectrum, running and cuddling.

She is a talker who is very vocal in her demands.When she plays, she sounds like a baby bear which tends to frighten those that don’t know her.

Miss Sahara doesn’t quite have control of her tail yet and it happily goes every which way as she moves.

She is a little sunbeam and we tell her every day that we love her and that we’re so glad she’s in our lives.

Sahara has started entering Obedience and Rally-Obedience trials and received her first qualifying leg for Rally in her first trial with a score of 180. ASCA Rally-O differs from AKC Rally in that honor stations are included in Novice and signs for more the advanced classes in AKC are included in ASCA's Novice classes. Sahara earned her second leg in Rally Novice with a score of 197; her third leg earning her Rally Novice Championship was a perfect score of 200 on June 11, 2011. On the same day she earned her first leg in Rally Advanced with a score of 187. Sahara has since scored two more qualifying legs at the advanced level (all off leash) in rally and would have the Rally Advanced title but all three have been under the same judge, so she needs one more. She earnedher first leg in Novice Obedience on March 13, 2011. She earned her second leg on January 15th, 2012 and on March 31, 2012, under a tough judge, she earned her third and final qualifying leg. Sahara then became the second Silken Windhoundto earn an obedience title (CD). On April 15, 2012 Sahara became the first Silken to earn a Rally Advanced (RA) title.

Multiple ISWS Best Puppy In ShowISWS Best Puppy In Sweepstakes5 pt major - Winners Bitch at ISWS 2011 Nationals 05/07/115 pt major - Winners Bitch at ISWS 2011 NW Fest 07/23/20115 pt major - Winners Bitch at NAKC 07/24/2011Best in Specialty Show at the Western Regional Specialty 10/15/2011 under Judge Barbara Binder.ISWS Championship attained in 11 weeks on her 2 year birthday!Straight Racing Championship earned on 08/28/2011 at 2 years one month.Straight Racing Excellent attained 08/17/2014IABCA International Puppy Champion, 2 BOB Puppy, 2 Best Hound Group PuppyMultiple ISWS/UKC Best Brace class with her father DiorSahara earned her AKC Canine Good Citizen at seven months of ageBISS at the 2011 ISWS Western Regional SpecialtyReserve Best in show at the 2011 UKC South Bay Kennel Club 11/13/11.Winner of the ASFA Region 10 Invitational (Limited Division) on 11/06/2011.#1 Female Silken in ASFA lure coursing in 2012; #5 overall!#7 (tie) LIFETIME ASFA SILKEN WINDHOUND#3 Female Silken in LGRA straight racing in 2012; #15 (tie) overall.Three lure coursing Best of Breed earned on 07/25/2010, 11/05/2011 & 11/06/2011Earned her Intermediate Courser title in four weeks#9 on the American Sighthound Field Association's Lifetime Top Twenty Sahara has been in the top 20 Lifetime Silkens in ASFA since 2010, the first year she began lure coursing. Sahara got her CQ on her Birthday (07/24/2010) and won her first field trial the next day coursing with the big dogs!In ISWS straight racing, she tied in 2010 for 32nd place and had only entered three race meets.2011 Sahara was the #2 female and #12 overall in LGRA straight racing; In 2012 she was the #3 female and tied for #15 overall.2013 she was #3 female. She is currently sitting at the #2 female position for 2014 as well.Sahara earned a five point major at our Nationals on May 7, 2011 at 21 months of age in her first show in the Open Class. She, with her Daddy Dior, also won Best Brace. In addition, Sahara earned her lure coursing Field Championship at the Nationals on Monday May 9, 2011. On June 11, she completed her rally novice title with a perfect score of 200 and earned her first leg in advanced with first place honors. Sahara is the second Silken to earn her Novice Obedience title (CD) - March 31, 2012.

Sahara earned her UKC Grand Championship on February 10, 2013.

Sahara became a LGRA GRC on April 20th, 2013.

Sahara became an ISWS Lure Courser of Merit on July 19, 2015.

Pictured with Judge Patricia Murphy Sahara & Keith for Winners Bitch (five point major) and Dior & Sahara for Best Brace Class at the 2011 SIlken Windhound National Specialty. Photos by Dave Mills.

02/28/16 Sahara's 1st time trying oval racing (at 6 1/2 years old) and she came in 2nd. Watch out for when she figures out those Nascar turns :)

Above photos taken at NWSWS North West Regional Specialty June 11-14, 2010 by Rick Steele of Scirocco Photo.

Sahara doing Rally-Obedience. These photos by Dr. Debbie Baker appear in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Sight & Scent Magazine. Sahara was featured in Sight & Scent in an article in October 2010 and was most recently seen in July 2011's issue. All Starfyre Hounds were featured in March 2011's issue.

Above video: Sahara's first ASFA Field Trial Final w/ her boyfriend Jake.